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Vildagliptin (100mg)
Verifica 100mg Tablet SR is a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, used together with a healthy diet and regular exercise to control blood sugar levels.
Tablet SR
Verifica 100mg Tablet SR is normally prescribed when diet and exercise alone or other medicines do not prove sufficient to control your blood sugar level. It may prescribe alone or in combination with other diabetes medicines. It can be taken with or without food. The dose will depend on your condition and blood sugar levels. Use it strictly as advised by your doctor.
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Verifica 100mg Tablet SR may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Verifica 100mg Tablet SR is an antidiabetic medication. It works by increasing the release of insulin from the pancreas and decreasing the hormones that raise blood sugar levels. This reduces the fasting and postmeal sugar levels.
Take Verifica 100mg Tablet SR at the same time every day since this helps you remember to take it. It may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) when used with other antidiabetic medicines, alcohol or if you delay or miss a meal. Always carry some sugary food or fruit juice with you in case you experience hypoglycemia symptoms such as cold sweats, cool pale skin, tremor and anxiety. Be careful while driving or operating machinery until you know how Verifica 100mg Tablet SR affects you. Your doctor may check your kidney and liver function before starting treatment and regularly thereafter. Inform your doctor if you develop symptoms such as abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, darkened urine or yellowing of the eyes or skin (jaundice).
You can take Verifica 100mg Tablet SR tablets before, with or after meals. If prescribed to take this medicine once daily, take it in the morning. In case you have to take it twice daily, prefer taking the first dose in the morning and the second dose in the evening.
Yes, Verifica 100mg Tablet SR may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), although this is less common than with some other antidiabetic drugs. While the risk of hypoglycemia is low overall, it does increase if taken alongside other medications for blood glucose control.
No, Verifica 100mg Tablet SR does not cause weight gain. In fact, these types of medicines are typically used to help reduce weight due to their effects on satiety and gastric emptying.
No, Verifica 100mg Tablet SR is not the same as Sitagliptin. However, both drugs belong to the same class and have a similar mechanism of action in decreasing blood glucose levels.